Just as the Long family was eyeing Tang San, his spirit ring absorption was finally complete. The blood mist dissipated, and a purple spirit ring appeared on Tang San's body.
His Blue Silver Grass turned purplish-black and became even thicker than before.
Just when everyone thought it was over, Tang San suddenly screamed.
"Ah!"
Sitting cross-legged, Tang San's body convulsed violently, his chest arched, and his entire upper body arched, looking terrifying.
Just as everyone was astonished, suddenly, accompanied by the sound of tearing fabric, Tang San's clothes on his back were instantly ripped apart. Ma Hongjun, standing behind him, could clearly see four fist-sized bulges rising from each side of Tang San's spine.
The eight bulges suddenly burst open. Strangely, the skin on Tang San's back did not curl back; eight fist-thick, deep purple objects emerged from the eight bulges and grew wildly at an alarming rate.
As the eight protrusions ruptured and sprouted deep purple objects, Tang San seemed to relax, his expression softening considerably, though his body continued to spasm.
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the deep purple objects grew to over a meter in the blink of an eye, continuing to extend at an alarming rate. When they exceeded one and a half meters in length, they paused slightly, growing joint-like structures at their ends. The deep purple objects then extended in another direction from these joints.
The eight purplish-black objects grew to over three meters before stopping, their surfaces glossy and extremely smooth. They were thickest near Tang San's back, gradually tapering outwards until they reached sharp, cone-like tips.
"Aren't these the legs of the Human-Faced Demon Spider?"
Eight legs of the Human-Faced Demon Spider sprouted from Tang San's back, making him appear extremely strange, almost monstrous.
If the Human-Faced Demon Spider's face resembled a human, then Tang San was now a humanoid demon spider.
Dawn had broken, and the morning sunlight filtered through the leaves.
Because of the eight spider legs, Tang San's clothes were completely torn, leaving him with not a single piece of cloth.
Oh, no, he was left with only a belt.
Ma Hongjun looked at Tang San at this moment.
So sexy, so exciting!
No wonder he's the pure and innocent Tang San.
"So white!"
Ma Hongjun exclaimed.
Several girls blushed, curious about Tang San's eight spider legs, but too ashamed to look.
Xiang Chengxian and Zhu Zhuqing turned away directly, while Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran covered their eyes with their hands.
Even Chao Tianxiang blushed, but unlike the younger girls, she didn't turn away or cover her eyes. Instead, she confidently looked without any hesitation, considering her age.
What a shameless old woman.
Ma Hongjun was next to Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran was opposite him. From Ma Hongjun's angle, he could see that Meng Yiran's face was very red, and her chest was rising and falling slightly, as if she had done something wrong.
Ma Hongjun took a closer look and thought to himself, "Damn it, Meng Yiran's fingers aren't completely closed."
Then, turning to look at Ning Rongrong beside him, Ma Hongjun, worried, quickly pulled her into his arms, preventing her from looking at Tang San.
This little Tang San, though small,
was still completely dazed, having just gone through a fierce internal struggle, utterly unaware that he had already exposed himself.
"Ahem."
Ma Hongjun coughed, pulling Tang San back to reality.
"Little San, although I admit, you're quite well-endowed, but shouldn't you at least put on some pants first, after all, there are girls here."
Tang San took out a pair of pants from his spatial belt and put them on.
Without anyone reminding him, after Tang San put on his pants, Meng Yiran was the first to lower her hands.
Chao Tianxiang nudged Meng Yiran with her elbow, making Meng Yiran's face turn even redder, down to her neck.
Chao Tianxiang thought to herself, young people are so inexperienced, easily caught cheating.
Ma Hongjun immediately recognized it; like his dragon scales, it was a talent from a soul beast that had undergone a mutation when absorbing a soul ring.
These eight spider legs were a type of external soul bone.
However, the spider legs shimmered with a bluish light, just like those of the Human-Faced Demon Spider, indicating they were poisonous.
"Little San, try retracting them," Ma Hongjun reminded him.
After nearly ten minutes, Tang San finally retracted his eight spider legs.
Then, Long Gong, Flander, and the others discussed it curiously, quickly figuring out that it was an external spirit bone.
This was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise. With Ma Hongjun's dragon scales as a precedent, Tang San's eight spider legs weren't as impressive.
The Dragon and Snake couple could only sigh even more, but compared to Tang San saving Meng Yiran's life by absorbing a spirit ring, letting Tang San obtain this external spirit bone was easier to accept. Furthermore, given Meng Yiran's goodwill towards Tang San and the two old men's deliberate matchmaking, they naturally didn't want the external spirit bone.
Actually, if Long Gong had really wanted it, taking the external spirit bone would have been fatal for Tang San.
Spirit bones are different from spirit rings; spirit bones can be reused.
Tang San's third spirit ring skill was Spider Web Binding, derived from the spider web that the Human-Faced Demon Spider was most adept at.
After a few close calls, Tang San obtained his third spirit ring. After a short rest, the group set off again.
Now, including Meng Yiran, three more members of the team needed spirit rings.
They started by searching for Meng Yiran, who needed a spirit beast over a thousand years old, so they didn't need to venture too deep.
This time, their luck wasn't so good; perhaps because the Titan Giant Ape had been there, all the surrounding spirit beasts had fled.
It took two days to find a suitable spirit beast for Meng Yiran.
And, as fate would have it, they found a familiar giant:
a Mandragora Snake! It had
a dark green, three-faced snake head and a pair of large, ruby-like eyes.
Tang San's first spirit ring came from it, and Ma Hongjun's spirit beast, Benson, was also from it when he was at the Mu Su Spirit Master Academy.
Actually, Mandragora Snakes aren't very common, and they just happened to encounter one.
The Mandragora Snake in the jungle before them was estimated to be over ten meters long, proving it was a thousand-year-old spirit beast.
Upon seeing the Mandragora Snake, the Dragon Duke, Snake Lady, and Meng Yiran all smiled with delight.
Venomous, top-tier snake-type spirit beasts are their top choice for their snake staff spirit. This Mandragora Snake is a combination of the Cockscomb Phoenix-Tail Snake and the Human-Faced Demon Spider.
"Sure enough, the best is yet to come, no need to rush!" Long Gong joked.
With his unique insight, he could naturally tell that this Mandragora Snake was about 1,500 years old.
This age was exactly within Meng Yiran's limit. Although the Mandragora Snake was quite violent, it was much gentler than the Human-Faced Demon Spider.
Dealing with a thousand-year-old Mandragora Snake was much simpler. Unlike the Cockscomb Phoenix-Tail Snake, which could fly close to the ground and escape from the Snake Granny's grasp.
"Xiao Ao, Xiao San, you two go. You two stole Meng Yiran's spirit ring, now help her subdue this Mandragora Snake."
Flander said calmly. They were out for training, and it would be best to give these students more opportunities to fight.
Moreover, it would be a good time to see Tang San's third spirit skill.
There was no fear of the Mandragora Snake escaping here. Even without Flander, a flying Soul Master, Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausage wouldn't allow it to get away.
Under Meng Yiran's anxious gaze, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass silently extended to the ground.
The purplish-black, barbed Blue Silver Grass approached the Mandragora Snake silently from the ground.
Tang San also approached using the Ghost Shadow Step, and before the Mandragora Snake could react, countless thick Blue Silver Grasses had already surrounded it.
Although the Mandragora Snake was agile, its body was too large, unlike Meng Yiran's slippery form after she activated her snake form.
Tang San activated his first Soul Skill:
Entanglement!
The Blue Silver Grass climbed up the Mandragora Snake's body, and soon the more than ten-meter-long snake was entangled.
After reaching level thirty, Tang San's Soul Power had increased, and the effects of his Soul Skills had also increased accordingly. Furthermore, the absorption of the Human-Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring had changed the Blue Silver Grass, making it even more resilient. The Mandragora
Snake couldn't break free from Tang San's Blue Silver Grass for the time being.
However, this entanglement alone couldn't trap the Mandragora Serpent. It was immune to the toxins of the Blue Silver Grass, and the barbs on the Blue Silver Grass couldn't pierce its slippery scales.
So it couldn't be trapped for long.
Just as the Mandragora Serpent was entangled and shrank, Tang San's third spirit ring, the purple thousand-year spirit ring, finally lit up.
He threw a ball of green light from his palm, and the green light revealed its true form in the air, instantly spreading into a large net that enveloped the Mandragora Serpent. The spider web suddenly tightened, tightly binding the Mandragora Serpent's body.
When the spider web contracted, the Mandragora Serpent was bound in a ball, unable to move.
No matter how much it struggled, it couldn't break free from the spider web's restraints.
Without needing Oscar, Tang San alone easily controlled a thousand-year-old Mandragora Serpent.
The powerful effect of his third spirit skill was on full display.
"Miss Meng, please!"
Tang San turned to Meng Yiran and said.
Meng Yiran excitedly walked to the controlled Mandragora Snake and summoned her spear. Her
first soul skill activated, her tongue blade piercing out, ending the Mandragora Snake's life.
Everything went smoothly afterward, and Meng Yiran finally obtained her third soul ring, becoming a three-ring Soul Master.
Logically, with Meng Yiran's soul ring resolved, there was no need for Long Gong and the other two to stay any longer; it was time to part ways.
However, judging from their expressions, they showed no sign of leaving.
To be honest, with Long Gong around, the Shrek Academy members couldn't relax at all. Having such a powerful figure around required treating him with utmost respect.
It wasn't appropriate to suggest sending them away now; if the senior didn't bring it up, it would be disrespectful.
It seemed the Long family didn't want to miss this opportunity to find a grandson-in-law.
"You helped our Yiran, so let's help you obtain your soul rings before we leave. Since we've teamed up, we're a team, and a team should advance and retreat together," Long Gong said.
Seemingly finding her old man's reasoning somewhat far-fetched, Snake Granny continued, "Let's also give our Yiran some experience. How about a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest?"
With both elders shamelessly paving the way for Meng Yiran, how could she not take advantage?
She continued, "I still have some questions about hidden weapons to ask Tang San, I'm afraid I won't have the chance later!"
The Shrek Seven Devils were speechless, exchanging bewildered glances. Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar looked at Tang San with ambiguous smiles!
Well, this family has got their hands on you!